fasten
verb
[ ˈfɑːs(ə)n ]
• close or do up securely.
• "the tunic was fastened with a row of gilt buttons"
Similar:
bolt,
lock,
secure,
make secure,
make fast,
chain,
seal,
buckle,
join,
do up,
connect,
couple,
close,
unite,
link,
lace (up),
knot,
button (up),
zip (up),
become closed,
• single out (someone or something) and concentrate on them or it obsessively.
• "the critics fastened upon two sections of the report"
Similar:
single out,
concentrate on,
focus on,
select,
pick out,
fix on,
seize on,
Origin:
Old English fæstnian ‘make sure’, also ‘immobilize’, of West Germanic origin; related to fast1.
